Two men stabbed at North County party

LAS LOMAS &GT;&GT; Two men attending a party were stabbed in front of 300 party-goers early Sunday morning. One of the victims was holding his 2-year-old child during the attack.

The victims, Rafael and Arturo Rodrigues, were found with life-threatening stab wounds at 12:22 a.m. and were taken to separate hospitals for treatment, Monterey County Sheriff's deputies said. There were no reports of the child being injured.

At the party at Las Lomas Rancho on Hall Road near Pini Road, several witnesses cooperated with authorities and identified Emiliano Martinez, a 29-year-old laborer, as the suspect. Deputies located Martinez at his residence in Castroville and collected a knife and bloody clothing for evidence.

Martinez was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment.